gateline

gate +‎ line

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡeɪtlaɪn/

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gateline (plural gatelines)

1. A row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit on inserting a ticket.
   • 1993, Great Britain. Dept. of Transport, Railway safety

     […] for example, ticket office staff can now perform platform and gateline duties and vice versa.

   • 2006, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, Personal Passenger Safety in Railway Stations, page 16:

     Over and above our contribution to the British Transport Police, we will employ an additional 12 Community Support Officers and we will install or extend ticket gatelines at five stations.

   • 2010, Stephanie Smith, Underground London:

     Provided you didn't surrender your ticket into the maw of the gateline at B, you could in theory go back to A and do the whole trip again.

   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 29:

     On the opposite side of the concourse is the triple-counter ticket office and three self-service machines which are adjacent to a large customer service counter and the gateline.

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